Obama's DOJ Takes Actions to Protect Criminals In Bush's Regime
Seems like torture is just dandy but releasing photos aka evidence of Bushite crime is not.
Chalk up another victory for Obama's increasingly Bush-like Department of Justice riddled with Bushite holdovers and the sad image of a former law professor, now president, whose legalese rhetoric still boils down to protecting the criminal Bush regime.
Coupled with the recent DOJ threat to Britain in order to cover up Bushite torture and the picture is complete of a dishonest, dishonorable current administration apparently following in Bush' footsteps when it comes to defying the Constitution, rule of law,
human rights, and treaties.
Instead of prosecuting criminal Bushite torturers for war crimes, leaving Iraq and Afghanistan where the US military has inflicted death and destruction and caused the enmity of both countries' people, (and the needless deaths of almost 5,000 American military and tens of thousands wounded) this administration is complicit in the cover up of crimes.
Absolutely disgusting and dismaying.
From the Washington Post: "President Obama will oppose the release of several dozen photos depicting abuse of detainees held in U.S. military custody abroad, reversing his previous position on the grounds that the pictures could inflame anti-American sentiment and endanger U.S. troops.
"In announcing the shift today, the White House said in a statement that Obama "strongly believes that the release of these photos, particularly at this time, would only serve the purpose of inflaming the theaters of war, jeopardizing US forces, and making our job more difficult in places like Iraq and Afghanistan."
"Justice Department officials told a federal judge late last month that the U.S. government did not intend to fight a court order to turn over a total of 44 photos, which were sought by the American Civil Liberties Union under a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit.
"A U.S. attorney was unequivocal in a letter to the judge on April 23: "The parties have reached an agreement that the Defense Department will produce all the responsive images by May 28, 2009."
"Gibbs's suggestion yesterday that the administration was reconsidering its position drew immediate criticism from a lawyer for the ACLU. 'The suggestion that they may be reconsidering that decision . . . is deeply troubling to us,' said Jameel Jaffer, director of the group's National Security Program.
"Another ACLU lawyer handling the suit said that the photos will depict a pattern by U.S. officials of improperly treating detainees.
" 'We expect the government to hold true to their word,' Amrit Singh said yesterday. 'It is critical that they be released so that the full scope and scale of prisoner abuse can be examined by the public.'
"Sens. Joseph I. Lieberman (I-Conn.) and Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.) wrote Obama last week to urge him to fight the release of the photos."
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